7/12/20 - GINGERBREAD HOME ALONE HOUSE
LONDON, U.K. (7th December, 2020) — A 1.7m gingerbread house replicating the iconic McCallister house has been unveiled by Disney+ to mark the 30 th anniversary of Home Alone.
Disney+ commissioned the award-winning artist and cake designer Michelle Wibowo to recreate the Home Alone film set using edible ingredients, following the film’s UK release in 1990. Celebrated characters and other unforgettable items of the fan favourite movie have been given the full festive gingerbread treatment.
This much loved festive film joins Disney+ as the service celebrates its first Christmas in the UK, becoming the perfect place for fantastic entertainment this December with a huge line up of seasonal favourites, original series and blockbuster movies.
Michelle began by studying the architecture and exterior of Kevin McCallister’s much-loved Chicago suburbs family home and then sketched designs of the different features, before baking the gingerbread and recreating the film’s famous set and fan favourite moments.
It was a meticulous process that took more than 300 hours and is full of edible detail that Home Alone enthusiasts will love. Eagle-eyed fans will be able to spot gingerbread Kevin in the snow after falling off his sled, a tasty tarantula on burglar Harry’s face after a run in with Buzz’s favourite pet,
Little Nero’s pizza delivery car and boxes from the McCallister’s favourite pizza place and the infamous ‘Oh-Kay Plumbing and Heating’ van belonging to the Wet Bandits themselves Harry and Marv.
The scene also includes Kevin’s treehouse, complete with tyre swing, the paint cans used in one of the booby traps, an icing figure of Kevin’s neighbour Marley as well as the statue in the front garden that is continually knocked down by various vehicles. In total, the creation includes 63 trees, 33 windows, 14 pizza boxes and 6 lamp posts.
The Home Alone gingerbread scene will travel to Royal Marsden Hospital in London where it will be displayed for patients and their families. Children will be able to enjoy the festive creation and, in collaboration with charity MediCinema, screenings of Home Alone will take place throughout the month of December so that children and their loved ones can build festive memories together.
Home Alone is available now to watch on Disney+, along with Home Alone 2 and 3. Beloved blockbuster movies such as Frozen and The Muppet Christmas Carol stream alongside new festive
Original films such as Noelle starting Anna Kendrick, and Godmothered with Isla Fisher. TV festive specials include LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special and High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special. Confirmed in October, the brand new film from PIXAR will also stream exclusively on the service on Christmas Day. Soul, stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fay and introduces Joe Gardner
– a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth.
Subscribers will be able to stream Disney+ for £5.99 a month, or £59.99 a year, on nearly all major mobile and connected TV devices at launch, including gaming consoles, streaming media players, and smart TVs.
Home Alone is available now to watch on Disney+
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DISNEY+ UK MEDIA CONTACTS
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Read MoreDisney+ commissioned the award-winning artist and cake designer Michelle Wibowo to recreate the Home Alone film set using edible ingredients, following the film’s UK release in 1990. Celebrated characters and other unforgettable items of the fan favourite movie have been given the full festive gingerbread treatment.
This much loved festive film joins Disney+ as the service celebrates its first Christmas in the UK, becoming the perfect place for fantastic entertainment this December with a huge line up of seasonal favourites, original series and blockbuster movies.
Michelle began by studying the architecture and exterior of Kevin McCallister’s much-loved Chicago suburbs family home and then sketched designs of the different features, before baking the gingerbread and recreating the film’s famous set and fan favourite moments.
It was a meticulous process that took more than 300 hours and is full of edible detail that Home Alone enthusiasts will love. Eagle-eyed fans will be able to spot gingerbread Kevin in the snow after falling off his sled, a tasty tarantula on burglar Harry’s face after a run in with Buzz’s favourite pet,
Little Nero’s pizza delivery car and boxes from the McCallister’s favourite pizza place and the infamous ‘Oh-Kay Plumbing and Heating’ van belonging to the Wet Bandits themselves Harry and Marv.
The scene also includes Kevin’s treehouse, complete with tyre swing, the paint cans used in one of the booby traps, an icing figure of Kevin’s neighbour Marley as well as the statue in the front garden that is continually knocked down by various vehicles. In total, the creation includes 63 trees, 33 windows, 14 pizza boxes and 6 lamp posts.
The Home Alone gingerbread scene will travel to Royal Marsden Hospital in London where it will be displayed for patients and their families. Children will be able to enjoy the festive creation and, in collaboration with charity MediCinema, screenings of Home Alone will take place throughout the month of December so that children and their loved ones can build festive memories together.
Home Alone is available now to watch on Disney+, along with Home Alone 2 and 3. Beloved blockbuster movies such as Frozen and The Muppet Christmas Carol stream alongside new festive
Original films such as Noelle starting Anna Kendrick, and Godmothered with Isla Fisher. TV festive specials include LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special and High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special. Confirmed in October, the brand new film from PIXAR will also stream exclusively on the service on Christmas Day. Soul, stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fay and introduces Joe Gardner
– a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth.
Subscribers will be able to stream Disney+ for £5.99 a month, or £59.99 a year, on nearly all major mobile and connected TV devices at launch, including gaming consoles, streaming media players, and smart TVs.
Home Alone is available now to watch on Disney+
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NOTES TO EDITORS
DISNEY+ UK MEDIA CONTACTS
Georgina Bushell
georgina.bushell@disney.com
Taylor Herring Contact
Elaine Jones
EJ@taylorherring.com
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An icing figure of Marley from Home Alone has been unveiled by Disney+ as part of a gingerbread scene replicating the famous McCallister home, to mark the 30th anniversary of the film’s release. The characters and scene were recreated by cake artist Michelle Wibowo, which includes many details to spot from the movie. Home Alone is available to watch on Disney+ now.
